last updated 04 August3 August 20052
VCortex: Cortex for Windows
(beta versions 1.1 and 2.2)
User’s Manual
Laboratory of
Neuropsychology, NIMH
1.1. Cortex: A
Program for COmputerized Real Time EXperiments.
1.2 Getting the
latest version of Cortex
1.4. History (you
may skip this part)
2.
Hardware and Software Requirements
2.1 Two-computer
Cortex (\VCWin32\VCSend.exe)
2.1.2 Basic "Receive"
computer
2.1.11 Useful Web Sites for
Finding the Necessary Hardware and Software
2.2
Single-computer Cortex without graphics (\VCWin32\VCSingle.EXE)
3.1 Data
Acquisition Board Setup
3.1.1 Typical
Keithley/Metrabyte DASH-16 settings
3.1.2 Typical PIO24 or
CIO-DIO24 settings
3.1.3 Typical Computerboard CIO
AD-16, CIO-DAS16/F, and CIO-DAS1602/12 settings
3.3 Data
Acquisition Interface Setup
3.3.1 Spike Flip Flop Circuitry
3.3.3 Screw Terminal Interface
Diagram for the ISA bus DASH-16 type boards
3.3.4 Screw Terminal Interface
Diagram for the PCI-DAS1602/12 board
3.3.4 Screw Terminal Interface
Diagram for the PCI-DIO24 board.
3.3.4 Screw Terminal Interface
Diagram for the PCI-DIO24 board.
3.6 Cortex
Software Setup and Program Execution
3.6.1 Minimum Files Necessary
to run Windows VCortex
3.6.2 Installing VCortex 1.1
(Win95/98)
3.6.3 Installing VCortex 2.2
(Win2000/XP)
3.7.1 Uninstalling VCortex 1.1
3.7.2 Uninstalling VCortex 2.2
3.8.2 Microtouch Touchware
Setup
3.8.3 Cortex Configuration File
Setup for Touchscreen Operation.
4.1 Setting up
the experimental conditions.
4.5 Using the
ITEMS, CONDITIONS, and TIMING files in a study
4.5.1 Deciding on your
Experimental Design
4.6 Customizing
Cortex with the Cortex.cfg configuration file
5.2 The File Menu
Dialog Boxes
5.2.2
File->Load->Condition File